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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
It's a mistake to anthropomorphise too much. Ever been around a female cat in heat? Tying her tubes just prevents her from getting pregnant. It doesn't prevent all the other symptoms, like spraying. I suspect you'll rapidly come to regret the notion. Preventing pregnancy is only one reason to spay pets of both sexes.
Male dogs in the mood will hump anything that will hold still. There was a lovely cartoon years back of a male dog mounting a female, while fantasizing about a man's pant leg. 
Mary Tyler Moore raises dogs, and told a joke that was popular in dog lovers circles. A woman calls the vet to make an appointment for her big handsome male dog. "What's the problem?" asks the vet. "He's always trying to hump me!" "No, problem", the vet replies. "Bring him in, we'll castrate him, and in a couple of weeks, he'll settle right down and stop doing that sort of thing." "Oh, you don't have to do that!, the woman says. "I was just hoping you could trim his nails and fix his breath!"
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Dennis |
I love it when Mary Tyler Moore tells a joke! She has a real knack, and a bit of a dirty mind!
As for tubal ligation, it leaves the levels of sex hormone unchanged, and they keep their normal reproductive behavior. It seems more humane. I'm surprised more vets don't offer the choice in addition to spaying. I'm sure Norton would be more pleased with a female whose sexual behavior was unaltered. There are the additional problems for the owners (like spraying), but that just goes with the territory. I could live with that in exchange for two happier animals.